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  • U.S. Will Donate Part of H1N1 Vaccine Supply to Foreign Nations Before Meeting This Nation’s Demand

    10/24/2009 8:22:56 PM PDT · by FreeKeys · 100 replies · 4,105+ views
    CNSNEWS.COM ^ | Thursday, October 22, 2009 | Chris Neefus
    Sebelius Says U.S. Will Donate Part of H1N1 Vaccine Supply to Foreign Nations Before Meeting This Nation’s DemandThursday, October 22, 2009 By Chris Neefus      ....... Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) asked Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebilius why the United States should get vaccinations ahead of people in other countries, including those in countries that are producing the vaccine for the United States. (CNSNews.com/Penny Starr)When Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) had his turn to question Sebelus, he raised the issue of whether the United States was "entitled" to the vaccine more than other nations. "Why should we be more entitled, the U.S. be more   entitled to...
  • The G-20 mess: Who's responsible?

    09/26/2009 9:48:26 PM PDT · by Saije · 11 replies · 611+ views
    Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | 9/27/2009 | staff
    It wasn't Seattle, circa 1999. That's when a meeting of the World Trade Organization, disrupted by massive riots, set the "standard" for anarchists everywhere. But Pittsburgh cheerleaders who welcomed last week's Group of 20 economic summit of world leaders didn't exactly get what they had wished for, either. The rah-rah crowd argued that Pittsburgh would be the beneficiary of wonderful media coverage by hosting the G-20. And, indeed, it received some glowing, chamber of commerce-like coverage in the buildup. It was a testament to the power of the public relations lie; supporters sold what's largely a Potemkin village as a...
  • Get Ready for an Even More Radical Iranian Regime

    09/19/2009 7:25:53 AM PDT · by TDCAnalyst · 4 replies · 425+ views
    Pajamas Media ^ | September 19, 2009 | Ryan Mauro
    The conflict with Iran is entering a new, more dangerous phase. Video of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad holding a meeting with high-level officials on June 13 in Qom has leaked out, giving us insight into how he sees the near future. “A new revolution has begun,” he says, as the Islamic Revolution finds its “true destiny” and enters a more difficult period. He speaks with genuine optimism and enthusiasm, and says it will not be limited to Iran. The tape clearly shows that Ahmadinejad believes that something has just changed that makes this moment in history special and directly related to Iran’s...
  • Liveblogging the Monday meeting of Nevada's tax study committee

    09/18/2009 2:20:50 PM PDT · by NevadaPolicyResearchInstitute · 223+ views
    Write on Nevada ^ | 9/18/2009 | Victor Joecks
    The push to raise Nevada's taxes in 2011 has already started, and NPRI is going to be there to give you the facts every step of the way. On Monday, Geoffrey Lawrence and I are going to be live blogging the meeting of the subcommittee that will conduct a review of Nevada's revenue structure — that's legislative speak for "subcommittee to try and figure out the best way to raise your taxes." The meeting starts at 9 a.m., and since it's a government meeting it could go all day. But we'll be sticking it out to the very end so...
  • Rabbis Meeting to Consider a Ban on Selling Houses to Arabs

    08/30/2009 12:05:27 PM PDT · by Nachum · 5 replies · 566+ views
    Israelnationalnews.com ^ | 8/30/09 | staff
    (IsraelNN.com) Hareidi and national-religious rabbis will meet Monday in Jerusalem to discuss ways of dealing with the Arab influx into Jewish neighborhoods in northern Jerusalem, as well as the purchasing of agricultural land in the Galilee by wealthy foreign Arabs. The rabbis are expected to call for an end to the phenomenon of sale of land and houses by Jews to Arabs. The organizer, Aryeh King, who heads the Israel Lands Fund, told Arutz Sheva's Hebrew service that he is hoping to see the rabbis issue a pronouncement that sale of land and houses to Arabs is forbidden.
  • Video of our community meeting on healthcare

    08/22/2009 12:15:46 AM PDT · by WKeller · 268+ views
    Community Group | 8/22/09 | W. Keller
    Not sure if I'm posting correctly, but this is just a little graphic I whipped up tonight. I have a decent idea about once a year or so! Feel free to grab it and reuse it! Click for much larger version.
  • Dan Maffei (D) Town Hall Meeting – August 14

    08/14/2009 7:57:08 AM PDT · by Sammy67 · 4 replies · 285+ views
    Lonely Conservative ^ | 8/14/09 | Lonely Conservative
    Dan Maffei has another town hall meeting scheduled for Friday August 14 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. The meeting will be held at his office located at 100 East Miller Street, Newark, NY. Click here for directions. There were no other details on his web page.
  • Senator Jim Demint to hold town hall meeting in the Lowcountry (Daniel Island, August 17th)

    08/08/2009 2:22:50 PM PDT · by Libloather · 7 replies · 506+ views
    Counton2 ^ | 8/07/09 | Raymond Owens
    Senator Jim Demint to hold town hall meeting in the LowcountryRaymond Owens Published: August 7, 2009 U.S. Senator Jim Demint will be holding a town hall meeting on Daniel Island August 17th. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Daniel Island Club. He is expected to take questions from the audience about the economy, health care and other issues. Senator Demint is also scheduled to talk to News 2 live on News 2 at 5:30 that evening. Then on Tuesday, August 18th, he will speak at the Charleston Rotary’s lunch. That takes place at 12:30 at the Citadel...
  • AARP Organizers Cancel ‘Listening Session’ After Participants Refuse to ‘Keep Their Comments Quiet’

    08/07/2009 8:59:11 PM PDT · by Texas Fossil · 20 replies · 767+ views
    Breitbart.tv ^ | August 6, 2009 at 3:21 pm
    "Do you work for us or do we work for you?"
  • Attending a Tea Party/Town Hall meeting? You need to be prepared. Try this!

    08/06/2009 10:30:23 PM PDT · by Libloather · 41 replies · 1,531+ views
    Free Republic ^ | 8/07/09 | Peter Fleckenstein
    One click shopping - Health Care Bill Summary From Peter Fleckenstein Just a sample - PG 29 Line 4-16 YOUR HEALTHCARE IS RATIONED!!! Additionally you can reference PG 15 Line 19-25. PG 42 The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your HealthCare Benefits for you. You have no choice! PG 59 Line 21-24 Government will have direct access to your banks accounts for electronic funds transfer! PG 62 Protection of Data, Government shows they will have database of your personal & financial info. PG 89 Line 6-10 The FAR is not applicable. Government can write contracts any way they want. PG...
  • Obama to visit Portsmouth (NH) area

    08/06/2009 5:49:50 AM PDT · by wilco200 · 18 replies · 1,300+ views
    Seacoast Online ^ | 8/5/09 | Adam Leech
    PORTSMOUTH - A White House spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that President Barack Obama will be in Portsmouth on Aug. 11 to hold a town hall-style meeting on heath care. "I can confirm the president is heading to Portsmouth on Aug. 11," said Moira Mack, a White House spokesperson. "The details of the event have yet to be finalized." Obama held similar forums of health care reform in Bristol, Va. and Raliegh, N.C. last week. Mack said she does not know if the event will be in the city, but said it will be in the "Portsmouth area."
  • Emanuel Cleaver Monthly Meeting

    08/05/2009 10:35:20 AM PDT · by MSSC6644 · 33 replies · 775+ views
    Vanity ^ | August 5, 2009 | MSSC
    Reminder: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, 5th District, Missouri, will be holding his monthly "coffee." Here are the details: COFFEE with CLEAVER AUGUST 8, 2009 JP Coffee 3390 SW Fascination Dr. Lee's Summit, MO 8-10 AM
  • need some poignant questions to ask for town hall meeting..

    08/05/2009 9:38:54 AM PDT · by WOBBLY BOB · 25 replies · 985+ views
    me ^ | 8-5-09 | wobbly bob
    I'm looking for a list of government-run FUBARS in recent times and a brief , one sentence explanation of how it's a boondoggle. what came to mind was : AMTRAK - has never made money in a fiscal year ,ever. USPS- expecting a $70 billion deficit this year. MEDICAID MEDICARE SoSh Security
  • Speak out on health care (U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston holds town meeting in Jesup, GA. Any others?)

    07/31/2009 3:34:36 PM PDT · by Libloather · 6 replies · 348+ views
    Speak out on health careFriday, July 31, 2009 Edition Published: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:40 PM CDT It’s generally accepted that some kind of health-care reform is needed. But what kind and when? Some on the right are leery about government mandates and public options and fear the possible cost to taxpayers—and the possibility of expanding the use of tax funds for abortions. Some on the left are concerned that the government is not actively considering a single-payer option but is instead choosing to work primarily through the current private-insurance system. The president, meanwhile, is warning that the current system...
  • Obama's first meeting with Jewish leaders includes more left-wing groups

    07/13/2009 10:20:22 PM PDT · by Nachum · 10 replies · 450+ views
    Jerusalem Post ^ | 7/13/09 | HILARY LEILA KRIEGER, JPOST CORRESPONDENT, WASHINGTON
    The organized Jewish community's first official meeting with US President Barack Obama late Monday was set to include more liberal organizations than in years past, which groups on both sides saw as indicative of the White House's interest in magnifying their voices. The new J Street lobby and Americans for Peace Now made the final cut of a pared-down list that kept off traditional participants Zionist Organization of America, the Lubavitch movement and the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, all of which are on the more conservative part of the spectrum. "They're looking to legitimize the more progressive parts...
  • Pastor Salman Sets the Record Straight

    07/13/2009 5:16:59 PM PDT · by John Leland 1789 · 7 replies · 662+ views
    Dr. Dixon's Email to Me | Jul 12, 2009 | Dr. Greg Dixon
    Dr. Greg Dixon Pastor Salman Sets the Record Straight Ever since the Phoenix New Times News broke the story in their June 16th issue of the June 11 raid by the Phoenix Police Department on the Harvest Christian Fellowship Community Church, Pastor Salman and his congregation believe that there has been a continual stream of misconceptions and misrepresentations that needs to be set straight, and they are thankful that Freedom’s Phoenix has allowed them the opportunity to do so. First make no mistake. That was a full blown raid that took place that the Phoenix News reported with these words,...
  • Poll: Should Secretary of State Clinton be meeting with ousted Honduran President?

    07/06/2009 9:10:45 PM PDT · by tenger · 12 replies · 653+ views
    A Daily Poll ^ | July 7, 2009 | Dave Miller (tenger)
    Should Secretary of State Clinton be meeting with ousted Honduran President? A Daily Poll.
  • Netanyahu-Mitchell meeting on settlements canceled

    06/23/2009 9:04:29 AM PDT · by Nachum · 14 replies · 559+ views
    Jerusalem Post ^ | 6/23/09 | HERB KEINON
    A much anticipated meeting Thursday in Paris between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US Mideast envoy George Mitchell has been canceled, The Jerusalem Post has learned. Defense Minister Ehud Barak will be going to the US on Monday to meet with Mitchell. It will be Barak's second visit to the US this month.
  • Beginning of the End?

    05/11/2009 12:24:04 PM PDT · by sheikdetailfeather · 37 replies · 1,225+ views
    Canada Free Press ^ | Sunday, May 10, 2009 | Dave Macy
    The meeting this week between Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak volumes as to where the United States will officially stand in relation to its long history of support for Israel. Perhaps we are now at a point and place in history where the United States will no longer reach back to the Bible in its understanding the miraculous fulfillment of prophecy that occurred.
  • Latin leaders eager to meet Obama

    04/13/2009 9:24:21 PM PDT · by anniegetyourgun · 7 replies · 503+ views
    Globe&Mail ^ | 4/14/09 | MARINA JIMENEZ
    The global financial crisis will dominate the agenda at this week's Summit of the Americas in Trinidad, which also serves as U.S. President Barack Obama's coming-out party in the region. After eight years of George W. Bush, there is excitement among the 33 heads of state and government, most of whom are meeting Mr. Obama for the first time, as well as hope for a new era of civility and co-operation. While Latin America hasn't been as badly affected by the recession as Canada, the United States and Europe, the region needs renewed investments and capital loans. “Latin America's financial...
  • Orange County Saddleback Valley Conservatives & FReepers meeting TOMORROW Wednesday

    03/31/2009 8:59:02 AM PDT · by CaliFReeper1 · 15 replies · 1,466+ views
    Saddleback Valley Conservatives ^ | March 31 2009 | SVC
    Reminder: Saddleback Valley Conservatives & FReepers meeting is tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1st, 6:00 PM Location: Rancho Santa Margarita Ford 30031 Santa Margarita Pkwy. 92688 Time: 6:00PM-7:30PM Guest speakers: Keynote: John Williams, Trustee, South Orange County Community College District John will be speaking to us about several current issues in the South OC colleges, and will be taking your questions. Guest: Lyman Stucky Conservative activist Lyman Stucky will be speaking about the following: -Tools and strategies to get corrupt politicians and judges out of office -Tools to fight the teachers unions -Fighting for principles in the GOP Be sure to...
  • British MP Has Secret Meeting with Haniyeh in Gaza

    03/11/2009 5:42:40 PM PDT · by Nachum · 1 replies · 147+ views
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 3/11/09 | Avraham Zuroff
    (IsraelNN.com) British MP George Galloway met on Wednesday with Ismail Haniyeh, chief of the Hamas-led PA of Gaza, the Associated Press reports. The location of the meeting was undisclosed. In addition, Haniyeh’s office claims that the meeting actually took place on Tuesday. Haniyeh has tried to conceal his movement ever since the IDF began Operation ‘Cast Lead’ against Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
  • Snow cancels Brown-Obama news conference

    03/03/2009 9:18:47 AM PST · by Califreak · 48 replies · 1,140+ views
    UPI ^ | 3/3/09 | Unnamed
    The joint media availability in the White House Rose Garden was dropped Monday because the nation's capital was blanketed in snow, but administration officials didn't explain why the event was not moved inside, The Times of London reported Tuesday.
  • Churches celebrating the ‘Year of Darwin’: Compromising churchians in self-destruct mode

    02/18/2009 5:20:57 PM PST · by GodGunsGuts · 27 replies · 914+ views
    CMI ^ | February 19, 2009 | Gary Bates
    For example, Dr Eugenie Scott of the staunchly anticreationist National Center for Science Education (NCSE) revealed their agenda when she said: “ … I would describe myself as a humanist or a nontheist. I have found that the most effective allies for evolution are people of the faith community. One clergyman with a backward collar is worth two biologists at a school board meeting any day! … What we [such clergy and atheists] have in common is that we want to see evolution taught in the public schools … .”4
  • UPDATE 3-Goldman denies CNBC report of 'emergency' meeting

    02/13/2009 8:19:13 AM PST · by Nachum · 20 replies · 931+ views
    cnbc ^ | AFX
    Goldman Sachs Group Inc denied a CNBC television report on Thursday that it had convened an "emergency" meeting of top investors earlier this week, prompted by worries Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's bank rescue plan was not viable. A Goldman spokesman said the bank invited 30 private equity and hedge fund firms to a dinner Tuesday, a routine gathering for investment banking clients.
  • Florida Space Coast ACT for America plans screening

    02/09/2009 9:00:09 PM PST · by patriotgal1787 · 1 replies · 281+ views
    Act for America Space Coast Chapter ^ | Feb. 9, 2009 | Andrea Shea King
    The Merritt Island Chapter of ACT! for America monthly meeting is this Thursday (2/12/2009) at the Merritt Island Public Library in the Auditorium at 7:00 PM till 8:30 PM. Lee Boyland will be chairing this meeting, and will be presenting very pertinent information to you, including showing the controversial video that PBS refused to show (but Fox News Channel did show) "Islam vs. Islamists", an intriguing look into the real intentions of Islamists, and why the "moderate" faction of Islam does not/can not do more to counter their radical elements. The film follows moderate Muslims who have challenged the "Islamists"...
  • Obama: 'Sober meeting' with business leaders

    01/29/2009 11:23:19 AM PST · by Sammy67 · 55 replies · 1,680+ views
    THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | 1/28/09 | Richard C. Gross
    President Obama held a "very sober meeting" about the economy with 10 of the nation's business leaders at the White House Wednesday as the House debated his proposed $825 billion economic stimulus package. "They understand when it comes to rebuilding our economy, we don't have a moment to spare," Mr. Obama said of the chief executive officers attending the meeting. "They are looking for action from Washington, bold and swift." Mr. Obama characterized them as being "on the frontline of people who are seeing enormous problems in the economy right now" and said the economic difficulties were a reason for...
  • Obama Lies About Meeting Blagojevich

    12/10/2008 11:06:07 PM PST · by hamboy · 8 replies · 711+ views
    Tyranny Watch ^ | December 11, 2008 | Dan O'Day (prayeramedic)
    Barack Obama has attempted to distance himself from the crash and burn that is governor Rod Blagojevich. Obama can run but he can’t hide. Obama and Blagojevich took considerable amounts of money from convicted criminal Antoin “Tony” Rezko and top Obama aide, Michael Strautmanis, worked for Blagojevich.Rezko not only gave Obama money for his presidential bid and convinced others to ante up, he also advised Obama on the purchase of a new Chicago home.In the lead-up to the election numerous commentators pointed out Obama’s relationship with the corrupt dirt bag Rezko in addition to his relationship with terrorist William...
  • Interreligious Meeting In The Chapter Hall Of St. Mary's Cathedral In Sydney

    07/19/2008 12:27:26 PM PDT · by ConservativeStLouisGuy · 1 replies · 68+ views
    EWTN ^ | July 18, 2008 | Pope Benedict XVI
    On Friday 18 July 2008, Pope Benedict met with and addressed the representatives of the non-Christian  religions present in Australia. Dear Friends, I extend cordial greetings of peace and goodwill to all of you who are here representing various religious traditions in Australia. Grateful for this encounter, I thank Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence and Sheikh Shardy for the words of welcome which they expressed in their own name and on behalf of your respective communities.Australia is renowned for the congeniality of its people towards neighbour and visitor alike. It is a nation that holds freedom of religion in high regard. Your...
  • U.S. Envoy to Join Meeting With Iranian

    07/15/2008 7:08:23 PM PDT · by TornadoAlley3 · 2 replies · 93+ views
    nyslimes ^ | 07/16/08 | STEVEN LEE MYERS
    WASHINGTON — President Bush has authorized the most significant American diplomatic contact with Iran since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, sending the State Department’s third-ranking official to Geneva for a meeting this weekend on Iran’s nuclear program, administration officials said Tuesday.
  • Illinois Freepers, LIVE Illinois House Republican On Line Town Hall Meeting, Video and blog

    07/15/2008 4:54:51 PM PDT · by TheEaglehasLanded · 3 replies · 102+ views
    Illinois House Republicans Online Town Hall ^ | July 15, 2008 | the eagle has landed
    Get online and check it out.
  • Behind the Scenes with Barack and Hillary

    06/09/2008 5:16:03 AM PDT · by Invisigoth · 2 replies · 50+ views
    North Star Writers Group ^ | June 9, 2008 | Dan Calabrese
    Last Thursday, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama held a private meeting in the living room of Sen. Dianne Feinstein. No one knows what was said. No aides were present. Even Sen. Feinstein didn’t sit in on the meeting. She was upstairs working. Fortunately for the sake of the nation and of posterity, our listening devices were there: Obama: Hillary, it’s really good of you to ask for this meeting. We had a hard-fought and spirited contest, but it wasn’t personal and there are no hard feelings, right? Clinton: Who said I asked for the meeting? It was you.
  • Democrats Come Together To Tear Their Party in Half

    06/01/2008 3:11:34 PM PDT · by Dawnsblood · 76 replies · 307+ views
    The Washington Post ^ | 6/1/08 | Dana Milbank
    Representing Michigan, state Democratic Chairman Mark Brewer suggested that Obama get nearly half of the state's delegates -- even though his name wasn't on the ballot. This started the bickering all over again. "This committee cannot use the results of such a flawed primary to assign delegates," said Obama representative David Bonior to a blend of cheers, boos and hisses. "Throwing the insult, if you will, at the Michigan primary that it was flawed," committee member Donald Fowler said, "is not appropriate." Only Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan had an irrefutable point. "We've got a totally irrational system of nominating...
  • Astrologers to predict next president at meeting (Needed - Hillary's birth time)

    05/18/2008 5:14:34 AM PDT · by Libloather · 27 replies · 505+ views
    BND ^ | 5/18/08
    Astrologers to predict next president at meetingAssociated Press Sunday, May 18, 2008 DENVER --Picking a winner of the presidential contest is front and center at what's being billed as the largest astrologers' convention in years. More than 1,500 astrologers from 45 countries have descended on Denver, site of the Democratic National Convention in August, for the "United Astrology Conference: Rockin' the Universe." The gathering concludes Tuesday with a panel predicting a presidential winner in November. Key to those picks: Astrological charts for John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. And integral to those charts: The candidates' exact birth times. A...
  • Money can't buy love, happiness or concept of home

    05/05/2008 5:24:30 AM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 7 replies · 222+ views
    The Houston Chronicle ^ | May 4, 2008 | Rad Sallee
    Last week's story about the uncertainties endured by people who live in or near the route of the I-69/Trans-Texas Corridor prompted many messages of support. But I wish there had been room in the story to quote Steve Huber, a University of Houston law professor who spoke at a January meeting in Bellville on the project. Huber opposed the corridor plan without taking the position — adopted, for instance, by U.S. Rep. John Culberson toward rail on Richmond — that the people most directly affected deserve the most consideration when a route is chosen. "My position carefully avoided the sort...
  • Grassroots Activist School

    03/26/2008 10:29:04 PM PDT · by pulaskibush · 3 replies · 255+ views
    Grassroots activism is essential for any organization’s effectiveness in the political world. It is the winning art of taking the issues and campaigns back to the individuals, helping them to realize the power they can possess in public policy. Make a difference in your community Whether you or your organization is trying to get an issue to the forefront or gain attention in your community, the Grassroots Activist School will make you more effective. Best of all, this amazing training comes right to you. The Leadership Institute proudly provides top-notch activist training right in your community from some of the...
  • Former Paxson exec denies McCain meeting

    02/23/2008 2:52:27 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 10 replies · 101+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 2/23/08 | Liz Sidoti - ap
    WASHINGTON - A former Paxson Communications president said Saturday he never met with John McCain about the Arizona senator writing letters to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the regulatory delay of a Pittsburgh TV station sale. Dean Goodman, who was in charge of the company's lobbying efforts in 1999, told The Associated Press he also doubts that chief executive Lowell W. "Bud" Paxson met with McCain over the issue, and said he doesn't recall such a meeting. McCain's presidential campaign said the Arizona senator and then-chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee did not meet with Paxson or his lobbyist, Vicki...
  • Local TTC/I-69 opposition group gains momentum

    02/20/2008 12:46:10 PM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 10 replies · 239+ views
    Navasota Examiner ^ | February 20, 2008 | Rosemary Smith
    “We could've talked for another hour. People were really getting into it,” said Reuben Grassl, who organized a Feb. 14 community meeting in Shiro to discuss the proposed I-69 corridor route through Grimes County. The meeting was led by Grassl, Charles Wendt, and Edna Keasling and was attended by a cross section of 65 people from as far as Madisonville and Iola, who showed up with both questions and suggestions for opposition plans. “We gave them the latest information we received from the four recent meetings in the area, because a lot of information TxDoT and TTC put out would...
  • North and South secessionists sit down to talk

    10/03/2007 8:22:09 AM PDT · by varina davis · 31 replies · 1,490+ views
    ap wire ^ | Oct. 3, 2007 | ap
    By BILL POOVEY, Associated Press Writer Wed Oct 3, 3:15 AM ET CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - In an unlikely marriage of desire to secede from the United States, two advocacy groups from opposite political traditions — New England and the South — are sitting down to talk. ADVERTISEMENT Tired of foreign wars and what they consider right-wing courts, the Middlebury Institute wants liberal states like Vermont to be able to secede peacefully. That sounds just fine to the League of the South, a conservative group that refuses to give up on Southern independence. "We believe that an independent South, or Hawaii,...
  • Singapore meeting takes on climate change

    04/18/2007 9:26:15 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 2 replies · 270+ views
    AFP on Yahoo ^ | 4/18/07 | Martin Abbugao
    SINGAPORE (AFP) - More than 600 business executives and experts began meeting in Singapore on Thursday to discuss how the corporate world can help tackle the threat of climate change. The two-day Global Business Summit for the Environment is the first major international conference focusing on business and the environment in Asia, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). UNEP organised the event with the United Nations Global Compact, an initiative that brings companies together with UN and other agencies to support environmental and social principles. The meeting comes two days after the UN Security Council held a groundbreaking debate...
  • Al-Sadr fires 2 for meeting US general (Petraeus)

    04/04/2007 7:44:38 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 7 replies · 666+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 4/4/07 | Qassim Abdul-Zahra - ap
    BAGHDAD - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday fired two senior members of his movement after they met with the top U.S. military officer in Iraq, a lawmaker close to the anti-American cleric said. Salam al-Maliki and Qusai Abdul-Wahab, members of parliament in al-Sadr's bloc, were having dinner at the home of former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari on Monday when Gen. David Petraeus, arrived, the legislator said on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. Al-Maliki and Abdul-Wahab did not leave the room when Petraeus walked in, he said. Al-Sadr has decreed that lawmakers from his...
  • Pelosi meets with Syrian President Assad(Nancy's little adventure)

    04/04/2007 3:30:42 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 51 replies · 1,282+ views
    AP ^ | 04/04/07 | ZEINA KARAM
    Pelosi meets with Syrian President Assad By ZEINA KARAM, Associated Press Writer 9 minutes ago U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record) met Syrian President Bashar Assad Wednesday for talks criticized by the White House as undermining American efforts to isolate the hard-line Arab country. The California Democrat and accompanying members of Congress began their day by holding separate talks with Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem and Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa and then met Assad, who hosted them for lunch after their talks. Pelosi's visit to Syria was the latest challenge to the White House by congressional Democrats, who...
  • Pace Speaks Across America

    02/24/2007 4:14:48 PM PST · by bnelson44 · 1 replies · 156+ views
    Dod ^ | 2/23/07
    Marine General Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is on the road meating with school children, citizens, and public affairs officials as well as military leaders and servicemembers. Stories at link.
  • Global Warming Dissenters Few At US Weather Meeting

    01/18/2007 2:07:32 PM PST · by blam · 31 replies · 1,029+ views
    Reuters ^ | 1-18-2007 | Ed Srtoddard
    Global warming dissenters few at U.S. weather meeting Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:30 PM GMT By Ed Stoddard SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Joe D'Aleo was a rare voice of dissent this week at the American Meteorological Society's annual meeting in San Antonio. D'Aleo, executive director of the International Climate and Environmental Change Assessment Project, a group of scientists, doesn't think greenhouse gas emissions are the major cause of global warming and climate change. Researchers who hold such contrary views do not appreciate being lumped together with flat-Earthers. They are legitimate scientists who question the mainstream, but they are a distinct...
  • OPEC seen considering emergency meeting

    01/11/2007 5:23:47 PM PST · by jdm · 52 replies · 995+ views
    CNN ^ | Jan 11, 2007
    Ministers of oil cartel OPEC are considering an emergency meeting to address the rapid decline in oil prices, according to a report Thursday. A senior OPEC official said that it may ask other major oil producers outside the cartel to trim output in an attempt to bolster prices, said the Wall Street Journal on its Web site. Russian oil supplies may begin to flow to Europe again, via Belarus. OPEC has already said it would cut 1.7 million barrels a day from production. OPEC leaders rejected calling emergency meetings earlier this year when oil markets declined sharply. The cartel's ministers...
  • Bush Talks About Maliki Meeting, Way Forward in Iraq

    12/03/2006 4:52:34 PM PST · by SandRat · 4 replies · 336+ views
    WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2006 -- His recent trip to the Middle East reaffirmed his conviction to help the unity government in Baghdad find a political solution to the situation in Iraq, President Bush said here yesterday. During his weekly radio address, Bush said the success of the unity government headed by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is crucial to the success of democracy in the region. He said he is impressed with the Iraqi leader’s desire to make the difficult choices that will put his country on a better path. Bush said he told Maliki that the United States “is...
  • Bush, Maliki to discuss Iraq security in Jordan

    11/22/2006 7:21:00 AM PST · by shrinkermd · 13 replies · 1,758+ views
    Yahoo ^ | 55 minutes ago 22 November 2006 | Staff
    US President George W. Bush will discuss Iraq's volatile security situation with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week as pressure builds to change its strategy in the war-torn country. The White House announcement late Tuesday of the November 29-30 meeting in Amman came as Bush faces calls to begin a phased withdrawal of US troops and engage Syria and Iran on Iraq. Bush and Maliki said in a joint statement that they will review a panel's discussions on the transfer of security from US troops to Iraqi forces as well as the role of Iraq's neighbors. "We...
  • Saginaw man TASERed at City Council meeting[Michigan]

    11/10/2006 11:48:51 PM PST · by FLOutdoorsman · 55 replies · 1,404+ views
    SAGINAW (WJRT) ^ | 07 Nov 2006 | Terry Camp
    Man refused to remove hat, struggled with police Saginaw's City Council meeting featured a shocking incident Monday night. A Saginaw Valley State University student was TASERed after he became unruly after being asked to take off his baseball cap. There is a new rule at Saginaw City Council meetings. Men are required to take their hats off. Evidently, they are pretty serious about this new rule. The man was wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers hat. Officer Doug Stacer of the Saginaw Police Department asked him to remove the hat. The man raised his voice and did not remove the hat....
  • Keep Arkansas Legal Meeting

    09/30/2006 3:45:14 PM PDT · by pulaskibush · 4 replies · 489+ views
    09/30/06 | me
    Keep Arkansas Legal, a new immigration reform group in the Central Arkansas area, will meet at the Roosevelt Thompson Libray from 3:00pm-6:00pm Saturday October 7th (Terry Library was booked). We will discuss what to do for the election and the upcoming legistlative session. We will then have a general discussion about illegal immigration. address: Roosevelt Thompson Library 38 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 You can go to this link and type the address for a map http://maps.yahoo.com/" We also have a volunteer opportunity. The Lagrone campaign has given a neighborhood in Chenal called The Village to do door to...
  • Military Capable of Meeting All Its Challenges, Rumsfeld Says

    08/29/2006 6:42:59 PM PDT · by SandRat · 10 replies · 208+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Sgt. Sara Wood, USA
    NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, Nev., Aug. 28, 2006 -- The U.S. military is capable not only of winning the war on terror, but also of fulfilling its other commitments around the world and dealing with unforeseen circumstances, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told a group of sailors and Marines here today. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld takes a picture with a sailor at the conclusion of a town hall meeting at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., Aug. 28. Photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen, USAF  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “It would be unfortunate if other countries thought...